Philips Hts3541 User Manual
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9 English EN Option 3: Connect audio through analogue audio cables Basic quality audio 1 Using an analogue cable, connect the AUX connectors on your home theatre to the AUDIO OUT connectors on the TV or other device. Set up speakers Manually set up the speakers to experience customised surround sound. Before you start Make the necessar y connections described in the quick star t guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theatre. 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Audio] > [Speaker Setup] . 4 Enter the distance for each speaker, and then listen to the test tones and change the volume. Experiment with the speaker positions to fi nd the ideal setting. Set up EasyLink (HDMI-CEC control) This home theatre suppor ts Philips EasyLink, which uses the HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol. EasyLink-compliant devices that are connected through HDMI can be controlled by a single remote control. VCR Note • Depending on the manufacturer, HDMI-CEC is known by many names. For information on your device, see the user manual of the device. • Philips does not guarantee 100% interoperability with all HDMI-CEC devices. Before you start• Connect your home theatre to the HDMI-CEC compliant device through a HDMI connection. • Make the necessar y connections described in the quick star t guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theatre. Enable EasyLink 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [EasyLink] > [EasyLink] > [On] . 4 On your TV and other connected devices, turn on HDMI-CEC control. For details, see the user manual of the TV or other devices. • On your TV, set the audio output to Amplifi er (instead of TV speaker). For details, see the TV user manual. EasyLink controls With EasyLink, you can control your home theatre, TV and other connected HDMI-CEC compliant devices with a single remote control. • [One Touch Play] (One-touch play): When a video disc is in the disc compar tment, press ( Play ) to wake up the TV from standby, and then play a disc. • [One Touch Standby] (One-touch standby): If one-touch standby is enabled, your home theatre can switch to standby with the remote control of the TV or other HDMI-CEC devices. • [System Audio Control] (System audio control):If system audio control is enabled, the audio of the connected device is automatically output through your home theatre speakers when you play the device. • [Audio Input Mapping] (Audio input mapping): If system audio control does not work, map the connected device to the correct audio input connector on your home theatre (see Set up the audio on page 9 ) .
10EN Note •To change the EasyLink control settings, press ( Home ), select [Setup] > [EasyLink] . Set up the audio If you cannot hear the audio output of a connected device through your home theatre speakers, check that you have enabled Easylink on all the devices (see Enable EasyLink on page 8 ) . Then, set up the EasyLink audio control. 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [EasyLink] > [System Audio Control] > [On] . • To play the audio from the TV speakers, select [Off] and skip the following steps. 4 Select [EasyLink] > [Audio Input Mapping] . 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to map the connected device to the audio inputs on your home theatre. • If you connect your home theatre to the TV through an HDMI ARC connection, make sure that the TV audio is mapped to the ARC input on your home theatre. Connect and set up a home network Connect your home theatre to a home network with Internet access and enjoy: • YouTube leanback• Picasa web albums• BD-Live applications• Software update Caution •Familiarise yourself with the network router and networking principles. If necessar y, read documentation that accompanies the network components. Philips is not responsible for lost, damaged or corrupt data. Before you start• For software updates, make sure that the network router has access to the Internet with high-speed connection and is not restricted by fi rewalls or other security systems. • Make the necessar y connections described in the quick star t guide, and then switch the TV to the correct source for your home theatre. Set up the wired network What you need• A network cable (RJ45 straight cable).• A network router (with DHCP enabled). 1 Using a network cable, connect the LAN connector on your home theatre to the network router. 2 Press ( Home ). 3 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 4 Select [Network] > [Network Installation] > [Wired (Ethernet)] . 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup. • If connection fails, select [Retry] , and then press OK . 6 Select [Finish] , and then press OK to exit.• To view the network settings, select [Setup] > [Network] > [View Network Settings] . LAN www
11 English EN 4 Use your home theatre This section helps you use the home theatre to play media from a wide range of sources. Before you start • Make the necessar y connections described in the Quick star t guide and the user manual. • Switch the TV to the correct source for the home theatre. Access the home menu The home menu provides easy access to connected devices, setup and other useful features in your home theatre. 1 Press ( Home ). » The home menu is displayed. 2 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select the following: • [play disc] : Star t disc play.• [Browse USB] : Access the USB content browser • [Picasa] : Access Picasa web albums.• [YouTube] : Access YouTube Leanback page. • [Setup] : Access menus to change video, audio and other settings. 3 Press ( Home ) to exit. Discs Your home theatre can play DVDs, VCDs, CDs and Blu-ray discs. It can also play discs that you’ve made at home, such as CD-R discs of photos and music. 1 Inser t a disc into the home theatre. 2 If the disc does not play automatically, press DISC or select [play Disc] from the home menu. 3 Use the remote control to control play (see Remote control on page 4 ) . • It is normal to hear a slight noise when you play a Blu-ray disc. This does not mean that your home theatre is faulty. Play buttons Button Action Navigation buttons Navigate menus. OK Confi rm an entr y or selection. ( Play )Star t or resume play. Pause play. Stop play. / Skip to the previous or next track, chapter or fi le. / Fast reverse or fast forward. Press repeatedly to change the search speed. AUDIO Select an audio language or channel. SUBTITLE Select subtitle language for video. DISC / POP-UP MENU Access or exit the disc menu. OPTIONS Access the advanced options when you play your audio, video or media fi les (see Audio, video and picture options on page 12 ) . REPEAT Select or turn off repeat mode. Synchronise picture and sound If the audio and video are not synchronised, delay the audio to match the video. 1 Press SOUND SETTINGS . 2 Select AUD SYNC , and then press OK . 3 Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to synchronise the audio with the video. 4 Press OK to confi rm. Bonus View on Blu-ray On Blu-ray discs that suppor t the Bonus View, enjoy extra content such as commentaries in a small screen window. Bonus View is also known as picture-in-picture. 1 Enable Bonus View in the Blu-ray disc menu. 2 While you play the movie, press OPTIONS . » The options menu is displayed. 3 Select [PIP Selection] > [PIP] .• Depending on the video, PIP menu [1] or [2] is displayed. • To disable Bonus View, select [Off] .
12EN 4 Select [2nd Audio Language] or [2nd Subtitle Language] . 5 Select the language, and then press OK . BD-Live on Blu-ray Access additional features on the Blu-ray discs with BD-Live content, such as Internet chats with the director, the latest movie trailers, games, wallpaper and ringtones. BD-Live ser vices and content var y from disc to disc. What you need • Blu-ray disc with BD-Live content• a USB storage device, with at least 1 GB of memor y 1 Connect your home theatre to a home network with Internet access (see Connect and set up a home network on page 9 ) . 2 Connect a USB storage device to your home theatre. 3 Press ( Home ) and select [Setup] . 4 Select [Advanced] > [BD-Live Security] > [Off] to enable BD-Live. • To disable BD-Live, select [On] . 5 Select the BD-Live icon in the disc menu, and then press OK . » BD-Live star ts to load. The loading time depends on the disc and your Internet connection. 6 Press the Navigation buttons to navigate BD- Live, and then press OK to select an option. Note •To clear the memor y on the storage device, press ( Home ), select [Setup] > [Advanced] > [Clear Memory] . Data fi les Your home theatre can play pictures, audio and video fi les contained in a disc or a USB storage device. Before you play a fi le, check that the fi le format is suppor ted by your home theatre (see File formats on page 19 ) . 1 Play the fi les from a disc or USB storage device. 2 To stop play, press .• To resume the video from where you stopped, press ( Play ).• To play the video from the star t, press OK . Note •To play DivX DRM protected fi les, connect your home theatre to a TV through an HDMI cable. Subtitles If your video has subtitles in multiple languages, select a subtitle language. Note • Make sure that the subtitle fi le has exactly the same name as the video fi le. For example, if the video fi le is named movie.avi, name the subtitle fi le movie.sr t or movie.sub. • Your home theatre suppor ts the following fi le formats: .sr t, .sub, .txt, .ssa, .ass, smi and .sami. If the subtitles do not appear correctly, change the character set. 1 While playing video, press SUBTITLE to select a language. 2 For DivX videos, if the subtitles do not appear correctly, continue with the following steps to change the character set. 3 Press OPTIONS . » The options menu is displayed. 4 Select [Character Set] , and then select a character set that suppor ts the subtitles. Europe, India and Russia Character Set Language [Standard] English, Albanian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Gaelic, German, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Norwegian, Por tuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish [Central Europe] Albanian, Croat, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Sorbian [Cyrillic] Bulgarian, Belorussian, English, Macedonian, Moldavian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian [Greek] Greek
13 English EN VOD code for DivX Before you purchase DivX videos and play them on your home theatre, register the home theatre on www.divx.com using the DivX VOD code. 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Advanced] > [DivX® VOD Code] . » The DivX VOD registration code for your home theatre is displayed. USB storage devices Enjoy pictures, audio and video stored on a USB storage device such as an MP4 player or digital camera. What you need • A USB storage device that is formatted for FAT or NTFS fi le systems and complies with the Mass Storage Class. • A media fi le in one of the suppor ted fi le formats (see File formats on page 19 ) . Note •If you use a USB extension cable, USB HUB or USB multi-reader, the USB storage device may not be recognised. 1 Connect a USB storage device to the ( USB ) connector on your home theatre. 2 Press ( Home ). 3 Select [browse USB] , and then press OK . » A content browser is displayed. 4 Select a fi le, and then press OK . 5 Press the play buttons to control play (see Play buttons on page 10 ) . Audio, video and picture options Use advanced features when you play pictures, audio and video fi les from a disc or a USB storage device. Audio options While playing audio, repeat an audio track, a disc or a folder. 1 Press OPTIONS repeatedly to cycle through the following functions: • RPT TRACK / RPT FILE : Repeat the current track or fi le. • RPT DISC / RPT FOLDER : Repeat all the tracks on the disc or the folder. • RPT RANDOM : Play audio tracks in random order. • RPT OFF : Turn off the repeat mode. Video options While watching video, select options such as subtitles, audio language, time search and picture settings. Depending on the video source, some options are not available. 1 Press OPTIONS . » The video options menu is displayed. 2 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Audio Language] : Select audio language for video. • [Subtitle Language] : Select subtitle language for video. • [Subtitle Shift] : Change the subtitle position on the screen. • [Info] : Display information about what is playing. • [Character Set] : Select a character set that suppor ts the DivX subtitle. • [Time Search] : Skip to a specifi c par t of the video by entering the time of the scene. • [2nd Audio Language] : Select the second audio language for Blu-ray video. • [2nd Subtitle Language] : Select the second subtitle language for Blu-ray video. • [Titles] : Select a specifi c title.• [Chapters] : Select a specifi c chapter.• [Angle List] : Select a different camera angle.• [Menus] : Display the disc menu.• [PIP Selection] : Display Picture-in-Picture window when playing a Blu-ray disc that suppor ts the Bonus View. • [Zoom] : Zoom into a video scene or picture. Press the Navigation buttons (left/right) to select a zoom factor. • [Repeat] : Repeat a chapter or title.
14EN • [Repeat A-B] : Mark two points within a chapter or track to repeat play, or turn off the repeat mode. • [Picture Settings] : Select a predefi ned colour setting. Picture options While viewing a picture, zoom into the picture, rotate it, add animation to a slideshow and change the picture settings. 1 Press OPTIONS . » The picture options menu appears. 2 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change the following settings: • [Rotate +90] : Rotate the picture 90 degrees clockwise. • [Rotate -90] : Rotate the picture 90 degrees anti-clockwise. • [Zoom] : Zoom into a video scene or picture. Press the Navigation buttons (left/right) to select a zoom factor. • [Info] : Display picture information.• [Duration per slide] : Select the display speed for each picture in a slide show. • [Slide Animation] : Select animation for the slideshow. • [Picture Settings] : Select a predefi ned colour setting. • [Repeat] : Repeat a selected folder. Musical slideshow If the picture and audio fi les are from the same disc or USB storage device, you can create a musical slideshow. 1 Select an audio track, and then press OK . 2 Press BACK , and go to the picture folder. 3 Select a picture, and then press ( Play ) to star t the slideshow. 4 Press to stop slideshow. 5 Press again to stop music. Note • Make sure that the picture and audio formats are suppor ted by your home theatre (see File formats on page 19 ) . Radio Listen to FM radio on your home theatre, and store up to 40 radio stations. Note • AM and digital radio are not suppor ted. • If no stereo signal is detected, or if fewer than fi ve stations are found, you are prompted to install the radio stations again. 1 Extend the FM antenna at the back of your home theatre and place it away from the TV or other sources of radiation. 2 Press RADIO . » If you have already installed the radio stations, the last channel that you listened to is played. » If you have not installed any radio stations, the message AUTO INSTALL...PRESS PLAY appears on the display panel. press ( Play ). 3 Use the remote control to listen or to change radio stations. Button Action / or Alphanumeric buttons Select a preset radio station. Navigation buttons Left/Right: Search for a radio station. Up/Down: Fine tune a radio frequency. Press to stop the installation of radio stations. BACK Press and hold to erase the preset radio station. OPTIONS Manual: 1) Press OPTIONS . 2) Press / to select your preset. 3) Press OPTIONS again to store the radio station. Automatic: Press and hold for three seconds to reinstall the radio stations.
15 English EN MP3 player Connect an MP3 player to play audio fi les. What you need • An MP3 player.• A 3.5-mm stereo audio cable. 1 Using the 3.5 mm stereo audio cable, connect the MP3 player to the MUSIC iLINK connector on your home theatre. 2 Press AUDIO SOURCE repeatedly until MUSIC I-LINK appears on the display panel. 3 Press the buttons on the MP3 player to select and play audio fi les. YouTube videos Enjoy YouTube videos through your home theatre. 1 Connect your home theatre to a home network with a high-speed Internet access (see Connect and set up a home network on page 9 ) . 2 Press ( Home ). 3 Select [YouTube] , and then press OK . » The YouTube Leanback page is displayed. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to browse the YouTube page. 5 Use the remote control to select and navigate the application. Button Action Navigation buttons Up: Access the onscreen keyboard. Down: Access the onscreen playback buttons. Left/Right: Select a video from the playlist. • If you do not press a button within few seconds, the onscreen buttons and menu exit automatically. 6 Press ( Home ) to exit the YouTube page. Picasa web albums Access Picasa Web Albums through your home theatre. What you need • An account with Picasa Web Albums. 1 Connect your home theatre to a home network with Internet access (see Connect and set up a home network on page 9 ) . 2 Press ( Home ). 3 Select [Picasa] , and then press OK . 4 Log in to your Picasa web account.• The fi rst time you log in, select [New user] , and then enter your username and password. Save your login information for subsequent use. • If you have logged in before, select a stored username and enter the password. 5 Select the onscreen options to view the albums or photos. 6 Press ( Home ) to exit Picasa menu. View slideshow 1 Select [My photos] from the Picasa menu, and then press OK . » The photo albums in your Picasa Web Albums are displayed. 2 Select a photo, and then press OK to view the photo in full screen. 3 Press OK again to view the photos in a slideshow. 4 While viewing a slideshow, press OPTIONS to access more play options. 5 Press BACK to return to the previous screen. Choose sound This section helps you choose the ideal sound for your video or music. 1 Press SOUND SETTINGS . 2 Press the Navigation buttons (left/right) to access the sound options on the display.
16EN Sound settings Description SOUND Select a sound mode. SURROUND Select surround sound or stereo sound. TREBLE Change the high frequency output. MID Change the middle frequency output. BASS Change the low frequency output. AUD SYNC Delay the audio to match the video. 3 Select an option, and then press OK . 4 Press BACK to exit. If you do not press a button within a minute, the menu exits automatically. Sound mode Select predefi ned sound modes to suit your video or music. 1 Press SOUND SETTINGS . 2 Select SOUND , and then press OK . 3 Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to select a setting on the display: • MOVIE : Enjoy a cinematic audio experience, specially enhanced for movies. • MUSIC : Recreate the original recording environment of your music, in the studio or at a concer t. • ORIGINAL : Experience the original sound of your movies and music, without added sound effects. • NEWS : Hear ever y word with optimised speech and clear vocals. • GAMING : Enjoy thrilling arcade sounds, ideal for action-packed video games or loud par ties. 4 Press OK to confi rm. Surround sound mode Experience an immersive audio experience with surround sound modes. 1 Press SOUND SETTINGS . 2 Select SURROUND , and then press OK . 3 Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to select a setting from your display: • AUTO : Surround sound based on the audio stream. • 5CH STER : Enhanced stereo sound. Ideal for par ty music. • MULTI-CH : Immersive multi-channel sound for an enhanced movie experience. • STEREO : Two-channel stereo sound. Ideal for listening to music. 4 Press OK to confi rm. Equalizer Change the high frequency (treble), mid frequency (mid) and low frequency (bass) settings of the home theatre. 1 Press SOUND SETTINGS . 2 Select TREBLE , MID or BASS , and then press OK . 3 Press the Navigation buttons (up/down) to change the frequency. 4 Press OK to confi rm.
17 English EN 5 Change settings The home theatre settings are already confi gured for optimal performance. Unless you have a reason to change a setting, we recommend that you keep the default setting. Note • You cannot change a setting that is greyed out. • To return to the previous menu, press BACK . To exit the menu, press ( Home ). Language settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Preference] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Menu Language] : Select a display language for the menu. • [Audio] : Select an audio language for the discs. • [Subtitle] : Select a subtitle language for the discs. • [Disc Menu] : Select a menu language for the discs. Note • If your preferred disc language is not available, select [Others] from the list and enter the 4-digit language code found at the end of this user manual . • If you select a language that is not available on a disc, the home theatre uses the default language of the disc. Picture and video settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Video] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [TV Display] : Select a picture format to fi t the TV screen. • [HDMI Video] : Select the resolution of the video signal that is output from HDMI OUT (ARC) on your home theatre. To enjoy the selected resolution, make sure that your TV suppor ts the selected resolution. • [HDMI Deep Color] : Recreate the natural world on your TV screen by displaying vivid images using billions of colours. Your home theatre must be connected to a Deep Color enabled TV through an HDMI cable. • [Picture Settings] : Select pre-defi ned colour settings for the video display. • [Watch 3D video] : Set HDMI video to suppor t 3D or 2D video. Note •If you change a setting, make sure that the TV suppor ts the new setting. Audio settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Audio] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Night Mode] : For quiet listening, decrease the volume of loud sounds on your home theatre. Night mode is only available for Dolby-encoded DVD and Blu-ray discs. • [HDMI Audio] : Set the HDMI audio output from your TV, or disable HDMI audio output from the TV. • [Default sound settings] : Restore the equaliser settings of all the sound modes to the default values. Parental control settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK .
18EN 3 Select [Preference] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Change Password] : Set or change your password for parental control access. If you do not have a password or have forgotten your password, enter 0000 . • [Parental Control] : Restrict access to discs that are recorded with age ratings. To play all discs, irrespective of the ratings, select 8 or [Off] . Display settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Preference] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Auto Subtitle Shift] : Enable or disable automatic repositioning of subtitles on TVs that suppor t this feature. • [Display Panel] : Set the brightness of the home theatre front panel display. • [VCD PBC] : Enable or disable the content menu navigation of VCD and SVCD discs with Play Back Control feature. Energy saving settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Preference] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Screen Saver] : Switch the home theatre to screen saver mode after 10 minutes of inactivity. • [Auto Standby] : Switch the home theatre to standby after 30 minutes of inactivity. This timer only works when a disc or USB play is paused or stopped. • [Sleep Timer] : Set the duration of the sleep timer so that the home theatre is switched to standby after the specifi ed period. Speaker settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Advanced] , and then press OK . 4 Press the Navigation buttons and OK to select and change: • [Enhanced Audio] : Select [On] to enable audio post processing on the speaker and enable karaoke settings (if your product suppor ts Karaoke). To play the original audio of the disc, select [Off] . Tip • Enable audio post processing before you select a predefi ned sound mode (see Sound mode on page 15 ) . Restore default settings 1 Press ( Home ). 2 Select [Setup] , and then press OK . 3 Select [Advanced] > [Restore Default Settings] , and then press OK . 4 Select [OK] , and then press OK to confi rm. » Your home theatre is reset to its default settings except for some settings, such as parental control and DivX VOD registration code.